virtual host
<networking> Most computers on the Internet have a single Internet
address; however, often via special kernel patches, a given computer can be made
to respond to several IP addresses and provide different services (typically
different Web services) on each. Each of these different IP addresess (which
generally each have their own hostname) act as if they were distinct hosts on
distinct machines, even though they are actually all one host. Hence, they are
virtual hosts. A common use is when an Internet Service Provider "hosts"
World-Wide Web or other services for several of their customers on one computer
but giving the appearence that they are separate servers.
(1997-09-11)
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